Assange looks for asylum in Ecuador

I think perhaps you don't understand that there are plenty of things that go on that everyone knows but are best left unsaid.

Exactly, now you get it.

No I understand it perfectly, it's just that I don't agree with the presupposition that the things left unsaid are 'best' left that way both for those in power and for those who serve that power.

Its to ensure it doesn't cause embarrassment for all parties involved. I mean its not like its only the US that does it.

I kind of have to agree with him, if something is done wrong that we notice it is are duty inform the government or official of what they did wrong.

My point is that it only causes embarrassment for those in power Mosh. Other 'parties' keeping silent about it is the same as an admission to power by those parties.

The reason he did it was to provide embarrassment, and that's childish. Once again, its not like the US is the only country that does this, and everyone knows it. Unfortunately now the US is the only country actually on the record for doing it.

That's not true, the US is among many countries that Wikileaks has released information on. Just a few days ago they released the Syria files, which is a set of files larger than the US cables, the Afghan war logs and the Iraq logs combined which serve to embarrass the Syrian Government.

Eh my bad honestly I don't make a point of reading the site.